Game apparatus.



A. J. KEMPIEN.

GAME APPARATUS.

APPLXOATION FILED JUNE 7, 191sv 33 id: $11 31 W W 0?, 61 8X M E" l s a Y A No. Ho ho. no nu no 1 1 101 101 101 101 xuoiewa (,9 1

Patented June 30, 1914.

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Specification '0'! Letters Patent. Patented J unc m, 1914,

Application and June 7, 1913. Seda11io.772,286:

23 (255' when; may concern ic it known that 1. Answer J. Kmurnm, s cititezc'oi the United States, residin at E i. Paul :inlthe county of Ramsey and tate sf Minnhsota, have invented a new and useful Im rovement' in Game Apparatus, of "which e following isa specification.

A n objectof this invention is to provide an ixhpi-oved game a aratus for use in playing the game: 0 what is commonly call-rd paddle wheel. Heretofore it has been customary to play this game of chance with a'set ofiiipaddlesmade out of'wood and,

having r.lgroup=ofnutnbers imprinted upon aces-each use the paddles over and over for playing a [number of games. This idea of using a permanent paddle is objectionable because th paddles become soiled and unsanitary there is always delay experienced be- 22' games by the non-return of one or no of the paddles to the operator imnle newly after a'game has been played.

With my invention I overcome these I objections by the use of printed tickets which can be used for advertising purposes and which are notnecessarily returned to the operator after a me has been played; In order to prcventc eating the tickets for one game are'supplied 'with a key which prcyents their use for playing any other game.

;Further features of advantagewill be ap- 1 parent from the following description inwhich the drawing formspartthereof;

Inthe accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective of a book 'of tickets which embody my improvements and which are employed for playing the'game of chance to which my invention relates; Fi L 2 isa plan of the wheel of chance whic isalso employed in playing the game, 31nd tickets for playing a game. The game apparatus comprises one 01' more groups or sets of tickets, each grou or set consisting of a series of tickets suc symholsflsuch as A and a ey indicated by.

a serial nun-her such as Bfall of which are printed or otherwise inscribed upon the sur-' faces of the tickets; These tickets may be in the form of leaf perforated such as at C whereby the tickets may be easily Segre- Fig. 3.

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gated by tearing upon the perforated lines. The numbers on the tickets, any one of wh ch indicates a winner may be printed in ;scr1al,order allotting a group to eachticket. ;For instance the numbers 'ma run from 1 $19.48 and a group-of four be a lotted to each jt cket, the various groups being numbersiu selected fixed order orv at random. The =leaves of tickets may be bound in book form, the stub end I of each leaf being inscribed Iwith the serial number D correspondingwith the serial number B which is printed jupon each ticket. These serial number ,'s tubs are detach ble u on the perforated line.14 on the back 15 o the book.

The chance wheel illustrated in Fig. 2 is of ordinary construction and consists of a wheel frame E journaled at F on the support G, it bein provided with a plurality of ins'16 equa 1y spaced apart near its pe- P numbered consecutively, said numbers corrbsponding-wit-h the numbers oi the tickets which are used in playing each game. For ;'instance the number'of spaces on the wheel illustrated are fortyei t and the number' of digits appearing on {9e tickets illustrated ispond j- A flexib e indicating sto 17 is mounted upon the stud.18 on the. ii'ame or support G with its free end adapted to sweepover the pins 16 as the wheel is rev'olved or spun. i The operator of a game distributes the series of tickets to the players, it being ob vious that anynumber of the leavesof tickets for :a number of games may first be distributed; The serial number of the game which is'about to be phi ed is then called or posted and the w co the Winningnumber. The person holding the ticket upon which the winning number printed is then declared to be a winder. $11: stub Iis then torn away and another me pla ed, the succeeding-serial number fling calladorposted in advance by the operator. The speed at which the games may be played is eatly increased by the use of my improve apparatus. Thewinning and serial number corresponding posted in case the winner 18 absentwhen called} It is also a marked advantage to be ableas with my improved apparatus to.sell a number of sets of tickets in advance ofthc time when games are'to be played for in the spaces between. the pins being 1 for, p'lalyinga"single game come-- may also be spun, the lucky number at which the wheel stops indicating stance at a fair .vvhere money is being raised through the selling of tickets, solicitors may pertainin in advance sell a large number of tickets to a number of different ames without anger of fraud on the part 0 those holding tickets, it being obvious that the key to the tickets prevents the misuse of any ticket for the purpose of claiming a prize.

It is not necessary to assemble the tickets in book form, it being obvious that separate and distinct tickets may be employed such as the series of tickets illustrated in Fig. 3. The tickets may also be printed in strip form and rolled into a compact package for use. It is also an advantage to perforate the stubs whereby they may be easily hung upon a hook or -pin asjthe amesire played, said perforation being i ed at 191nFig.1. I

In accordance with thepatent statutes I have described the principles of operation of my invention together with the ap aratus w ich I now consider to re resent t e best embodiment thereof but I esire to have it understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means and a plied to uses other than those above set fort 1 within the scope of the following claims.

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iivention, what I protect by Letof tickets having marked 11 on the face of each ticket a group or num "rs any one of which in all of the groups may indicate to the ei'son' holding it a winning number, all

lie numbers of a group bein different from any of the numbers in all 0 the other groups'and a keycarried by each of the tickets of said series for distinguishing groups of tickets apart constituting a set for playing a game and indicating the game heispirit v 4. A of groups of tickets, each ticket of a single which is being played, said key being similar on all of the tickets of a single series.

A game apparatus comprising a-pad having a pluralitv of leaves and a stub for each leaf detachable therefrom, each leaf of said book comprising a plurality of se arable, tickets, each ticket being marked with a group of digits, the digits of one group being different from the digit or digits con-c. stituting any other group in said series and a key marked on each ticket of said series and upon its stub, said'k ey being similar on all of the tickets constituting a. leaf and its stub but diii'erent from the key on all of the other tickets and stubs. i QEIA' game apparatus comprising aseries of tickets separably connected to a stub hav ing marked upon the face of each ticket a group of numbers any one of which in all of the groups may indicateto the person hold ing it a winning number, all of the numbers of a group being different from any of the. 7

numbers in all of the other groups and a key' carried by each of the tickets of said series and by the stub to which aset of tickets is connected for distinguishing groups of tickets apart and indicating to the ji'layer the game which is being played, said key being similar on all of the tickets of a single set and the corresponding stub, but different 7 from the key on all of the other tickets and stubs.

game apparatus comprising a series group having distinctive symbols printed thereon different from those on all the other tickets ofthe same group, and a distinguishing key carried by each of the tickets of each group for playing an individual game and indicating the game which is being played, said key being similar on all of the tickets of a single group.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my I name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I *2, AUGUST J. gnmrztmn. iitnesses:

H. L. FISCHER, Si L. wascnimneaonn 

